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Book supply for Portsmouth School Library Service conducted under ESPO Framework agreement 376F-22

Portsmouth City Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 18:46.

Opportunity overview

The contract is for the supply of books to Portsmouth Library Service. The contract is a call off under ESPO framework 376-22.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Peters Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£350k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 Mar 2026
Award ID
036513-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02452340
Location
Birmingham, UKG31, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV22100000 — Printed books, brochures and leaflets
  • CPV22110000 — Printed books

Lots

  • Portsmouth School Library Service is a traded service of the Council with differing business requirements to the Council's public library service. The contract is for the supply of children's fiction and non fiction to Portsmouth School library service. The service includes supply of stock, website support and support and management information. The initial contract will be for 2 years with the option to extend up to a further three years. a book supply service to the School Library Service so they can support their customers. The school Library Service wish to purchase from a wide range of UK published titles.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-068851
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Book Supply for Portsmouth School Library Service conducted under ESPO Framework Agreement 376F_22

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
22100000
Description
Printed books, brochures and leaflets

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Portsmouth School Library Service is a traded service of the Council with differing business requirements to the Council's public library service. The contract is for the supply of children's fiction and non fiction to Portsmouth School library service. The service includes supply of stock, website support and support and management information. The initial contract will be for 2 years with the option to extend up to a further three years. a book supply service to the School Library Service so they can support their customers. The school Library Service wish to purchase from a wide range of UK published titles.
Has Options
Yes
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
65%
Criterion 2
Name
Cost
Type
cost
Description
35%

Options

Description
The contract is for two years and can be extended a further three years (increments to be agreed).

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
22110000
Description
Printed books

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ31

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Portsmouth City Council
Id
GB-FTS-140858

Identifier

Legal Name
Portsmouth City Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
Civic Offices, Guildhall Square
Locality
Portsmouth
Region
UKJ31
Postal Code
PO12AL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
Peters Limited
Id
GB-COH-02452340

Identifier

Legal Name
Peters Limited
Id
02452340
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Birmingham
Region
UKG31
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
ESPO (Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation)
Id
GB-FTS-180516

Identifier

Legal Name
ESPO (Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation)

Address

Locality
Leicester
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
036513-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02452340
Name
Peters Limited

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
036513-2026-1
Award ID
036513-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
350,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Portsmouth · UKJ31 · PO12AL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ31

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 036513-2026award, contract ·